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Turkish rebels have been fighting in Operation Euphrates Shield for the past five days and were embraced by grateful local Syrian children yesterday after they managed to seize the Jerablus district of Aleppo from ISIS control.

But Turkish troops have also been fighting in other areas of northern Syria, where US envoy to the anti-IS coalition Brett McGurk has claimed that ISIS is not present, adding that the actions of Turkish militia are "a source of deep concern".

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Turkey's president Erdogan will discuss his military's strategy in Syria